This was originally an experiment for a client. They ended up not liking the final product, whereas I loved it. I had a lot of fun working on these and trying out a few new techniques. Wanted to do something a little more epic than my usual work. Way more detail [link]

its possible to make it somehow with color halftone but it might not come up perfect. you make a gradient shape and then go to. Effects - pixelate - color halftone. channel options all 45..well you can play around with it..well if you figure out something else let me know.